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Description

The classic Christmas song was the inspiration for these reindeer cupcakes. This is a great recipe to make with kids, so get your aprons on and whip up some of these adorable Christmas cupcakes before the big guy in red arrives!

Ingredients

24 wholeChocolate Cupcakes

1 container(16 Oz. Container) Chocolate Frosting

10 wholeWhite Chocolate Wafers

1 bag(10 Oz. Bag) Pretzel Twists

24 wholeAmaretti Cookies

24 wholeSwedish Berries

48 wholeMilk Chocolate Chips

Preparation

1. Using an offset spatula, frost each of the cupcakes with the chocolate frosting.
2. Place the white chocolate wafers in a microwave-safe bowl and heat for 1 minute, stirring the chocolate every 20 seconds, until the chocolate is melted and smooth.
3. Allow the white chocolate wafers to cool for a few minutes, and then scoop into a plastic sandwich bag and seal closed.
4. Using scissors, snip a very small piece from the tip of the sandwich bag and pipe 48 small circles onto a baking sheet lined with waxed paper.
5. Place a chocolate chip in the centre of each white chocolate circle and press into place.
6. Transfer the baking sheet to the freezer and chill the chocolates for 5 minutes.
7. Place an amaretti cookie in the middle of each cupcake, about 2 cm from the bottom and press firmly in place.
8. Above each cookie, press two eyes into place.
9. Scoop some of the remaining chocolate frosting into a sandwich bag, and snip a very small piece from the tip of the bag.
10. Pipe a chocolate frosting mouth onto the cookie, and add a dollop of frosting at the top of the cookie.
11. Press a Swedish Berry onto the dollop of frosting to secure it.
12. Using a small paring knife, cut the pretzel twists so they look like antlers.
13. Affix two antlers into the top of each cupcake.